There I was…in front of master ayurvedic teacher and all-around badass Kathryn Templeton, along with her retinue of sorceresses and students. I felt very much like the cadaver in the Rembrandt painting Dr. Tulp's Anatomy Lesson, except that I was alive and being observed by about 25 ayurvedic practitioners and students. I was in good and devoted hands. Kathryn has years of study and practice in yoga, ayurveda, and Western trauma therapy to bring to the table. I was good. I could relax. I could trust.
But even so, I was astonished when Kathryn and her many students recommended I eat meat. In truth, I wasn't really a vegetarian, but I had chosen to live in a yoga ashram, where our diet was completely vegetarian. And aren't yogis and good spiritual people supposed to be vegan—or at least vegetarian? Was the guilt I experienced when escaping into town for a tin of sardines warranted, given my choice to try to live a spiritual life of yoga and meditation? Maybe not. When these seasoned and budding ayurvedic practitioners made this recommendation right in the heart of the very ashram where I'd chosen to live, I asked for an explanation.
Was the guilt I experienced when escaping into town for a tin of sardines warranted, given my choice to try to live a spiritual life of yoga and meditation?
Kathryn explained that ayurveda is "the nerdy, doctor twin sister" of yoga (quotes mine). Where yoga is the philosophical, dreamy twin, ayurveda is the medical, nutritional, health nut. Ayurveda keeps the body healthy so the yoga practices of asana and meditation have efficacy and longevity. Subtle practices that work at the ethereal levels of mind and heart can be very challenging if your body is suffering or at least not functioning optimally.
I had moved to the ashram for the very purpose of doing more spiritual work. For years, I had worked as a video content developer for a leading holistic retreat center, and I was a little stressed out and drained from too many hours sitting in front of a video monitor. Additionally, I had been kissed by a tick and contracted Lyme disease, which had the interesting effect of taking my blessed sleep from me and leaving a huge load of anxiety. I decided that once I got better (if I got better), I would move to the ashram and work with my mind and body. Naturally, I assumed this meant I'd have to be vegetarian, which I was not looking forward to. But I decided I would do it in the service of the deeper spiritual healing I hoped to support.
But after months of not seeing real improvement in a couple of nagging issues including sleeplessness, anxiety, and, ahem, some "poo stuff," I jumped at the opportunity for a free ayurvedic workup from the students in training. I was pleased to be attended by several students and teachers and trusted that this healing modality would have some practical gems I could use. When they prescribed meat as part of my healing regimen, I was flummoxed. Wasn't vegetarianism part of this cleaner lifestyle I was hoping to cultivate? It turns out that for some that answer is yes. For others, the answer is no.
Kathryn explained that in my particular case, meat was to be viewed as an ayurvedic medicine. It would provide a kind of dietary grounding to counteract the spacey, ethereal qualities of my symptoms. Though she and her students gave me a variety of therapies to cobble together into a united healing front, they were pretty clear that I needed to add animal protein, specifically meat, to my diet—which is no easy feat in an ashram. That, combined with the challenge of living in a small rural town and trying to locate grass-fed, cage-free varieties of animal protein, made for an interesting scavenger hunt.
I decided fairly quickly (not without secret relief) to do my best to comply. These very intelligent people with devotion to my health asked me to undertake some practices and make some choices that I had thought were not in alignment with the idea of leading a spiritual life. But they made a good case for how meat, and really anything you put into your body, can become a medicine. To me, that is what it means to live a spiritual life. The intention to come into greater wholeness, that is, to work toward becoming whole, is a spiritual intention. I just didn't realize that the action that attempts to fulfill this intention could look so different for different people. Their advice in effect cut through some lingering spiritual guilt about who I was supposed to be as a spiritual being living in an ashram because, as I said earlier, I wasn't really vegetarian.
Though many people might benefit from some universal healing principles on some level, ultimately each of us requires individual treatment.
As a budding ayurvedic yogic specialist myself now, I wouldn't necessarily prescribe meat as medicine for everybody. But of course, it's not fair to consider any practice or lifestyle perfect for everybody. One of ayurveda's mottos is "It depends." One person's medicine is another's poison. We humans are complicated creatures with complicated habits and processes. Though many people might benefit from some universal healing principles on some level, ultimately each of us requires individual treatment. We need to be open to receive healing and grace as it presents itself to us. For me, one of the ways in which I found relief was through the taking of meat, and I use this word "take" consciously as I was asked to view my dietary choices as medicine. Now moving forward into my beautiful and increasingly conscious life, I hope that by practicing gratitude, using prayer, and being intelligent in the ways I purchase my meat, I will do good work in supporting my own healing and aspire to uplift the health of my friends and community.


text:
Stella Adler Studio of Acting Partners with Phoenix House
(New York City, NY — March 1, 2019) – The Stella Adler Studio of Acting and Phoenix Houses New York | Long Island— a 50-year-old addiction treatment non-profit—today announced the launch of a 12-week acting workshop. The educational outreach program will work with participants in addiction recovery programs to train them in dramatic self expression of their own personal stories.
Clients at Phoenix House facilities in Brooklyn and Hauppage will learn techniques used by the actress Stella Adler, whose humanistic philosophy continues to guide the pedagogy of the studio she founded in 1949. Ultimately, the workshops will expand to Phoenix House's six centers across Queens and Long Island.
"Our partnership with Phoenix House is deeply meaningful," said Tom Oppenheim, Artistic Director at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting and Stella Adler's grandson. "It allows us to bring the transformational power of theater to people who may not have sought it out themselves. We are inspired to bring rigorous actor-training to severely under-served people because we have witnessed time and time again the powerful healing effect of art. In addition, with the national opioid crisis, this partnership allows the studio to apply its work in a much-needed area. I look forward to this new chapter in our partnership with Phoenix House."
Students in the workshop will write autobiographical material which they eventually will perform for an audience. Projects will culminate in performances at each center for friends and family, as well as at the Stella Adler Studio.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


You can call me Bogie. But don't expect me to answer to that.
One morning I awoke and realized I wanted to accomplish a few things before my next birthday. So I designed a one-year regimen that will immerse me in four of mankind's finest achievements, from literature to music. And a lot in between.
My 81 Days With Oscar begins August 20th and ends November 8th, 2009.
For more regarding this leg of my year-long journey, visit The Rules page.
Although the following should be obvious, I need to make this statement, anyway, to avoid any possible confusion: "Oscar® and Academy Awards® and Oscar® design mark are the trademarks and service marks and the Oscar© statuette the copyrighted property, of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. This site is neither endorsed by nor affiliated with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences."
I love everything about this movie.


On the site of the former Longbridge car factory, artist Teresa Albor created a 24-hour art production line from found objects in Longbridge. The artist was inspired by the heritage of the area, the working community and the production lines which ran for nearly a century.
The project raised questions about cultural production and labour, exposing both the similarities and the disconnects between the making of art versus the making of other goods. It also played with the concept of the 'white cube' gallery scenario where art is a precious commodity consumed by the elite. In this case, the work took place in a project space adjacent to a historical factory. The work was given away for free and was produced openly, informed by factory processes, such as deadlines and mass production. Cultural production is often depicted as an assembly line process. This is task-oriented performance art, about labour and the methods and systems of quantity-production.


There's something for everyone in our new 2018-2019 Dodge, Chrysler, RAM and Jeep dealership in Port Clinton. We proudly maintain an extensive inventory of new Dodge, Chrysler, RAM and Jeep SUVs, trucks, and cars to drivers from the Port Clinton, Sandusky, Vermilion and Fremont areas. Whether it's the Jeep Cherokee, Jeep Grand Cherokee, RAM 1500, Chrysler Pacifica and Dodge Challenger you choose, you'll find something appealing, along with standout safety features, and more. Take a closer look at our entire inventory below, and don't hesitate to Contact Us at Baumann Auto Center to set up a test drive today! If you're looking for a particulation vehicle, try our CarFinder form and we can help you find it! If you have any questions regarding models, car financing or car service, we're here to help.
What Kind of Warranty Coverage Can I Expect On My New Journey, Grand Caravan, 200, 1500 or Grand Cherokee?
All new 2018-2019 Dodge, Chrysler, RAM and Jeep come with extensive and competitive Limited and Powertrain warranties. If you'd like to learn more about them and dive into all the details, contact us at Baumann Auto Center. We're pretty certain you'll agree with us: these coverage plans stand alone as the premier choice among the competition.
Want to learn more about a particular vehicle, like the Jeep Cherokee, Jeep Grand Cherokee, RAM 1500, Chrysler Pacifica or Dodge Challenger? Check out our Vehicle Showroom, allowing you to configure your own car, truck, minivan or SUV while also learning the technical specifications and available features for each model.


A traditional blend of Certified Organic black tea from India & Sri Lanka, producing a bold & bright all-rounder for everyone to enjoy.
A blend of certified organic black tea from India and Sri Lanka.
Black tea, Camellia sinensis, has many health benefits. It is rich in antioxidants, supports cardiovascular health, and it has been found that it may provide protection against cardiovascular disease and several cancers.
The antioxidants in black tea are called polyphenols. Polyphenols have been found to block DNA damage associated with some toxic chemicals.
Alkylamine antigens are a component of black tea. These improve the function of the immune system and boosts its response to foreign antigens. The tannins in black tea also have a therapeutic effect on the gastric lining and may improve digestive activity.


Competition Engineering Rear Axle Housings feature a Ford 9" center section, available in either chrome moly or mild steel. A one piece 1/4'' thick triangulated design offers increased strength and weight reduction compared to pieced-together housings. The faceplate is designed for press-in studs, item #247-9006.
9200 is rated 2.0 out of 5 by 1.
Rated 2 out of 5 by JacksonW from Could be a great housing, But!!! The welds on the tubes exterior are horrible. I could take my daughter to my shop and in 1 or 2 hours have her mug welding better than this. I will have to fix this before it goes under my 1967 Camaro.
JEGS 62720 - Axle Seal Axle Tubes with 2-1/2 in. to 2-3/4 in. I.D.
ARP 250-3005 - 9" Housing Stud Kit UHL: 1.645"


text:
Ichneumon vicinus är en stekelart som beskrevs av Cresson 1864. Ichneumon vicinus ingår i släktet Ichneumon och familjen brokparasitsteklar. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

Källor

Brokparasitsteklar
vicinus

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


In order to overcome the limitations of existing methodologies for thermal analysis of protected structural members in fire, a novel CFD-based methodology has been developed. This is a generalised quasi- 3D approach with computation of a "steel temperature field" parameter in each computational cell. The methodology accommodates both uncertainties in the input parameters and possible variants to the specification by means of parallel calculations. A framework for the inclusion of temperature/time-dependent thermal properties, including the effects of moisture and intumescence, has been established. The method has now been implemented as the GeniSTELA submodel within SOFIE RANS CFD code, with initial validation against results from full-scale fire tests. Model sensitivities have been demonstrated revealing the expected strong dependencies on certain properties of thermal protection materials. The code is verified as a generalised thermal analysis tool, with potential to provide a much more flexible means of assessing the thermal response of structure to fire than has been available hitherto.


text:
Q: looking for a good summary of SQL 2005 Partitioning I'm looking at this as a baseline explanation of the SQL 2005 Enterprise partitioning. Is there a resource that goes deeper into fine points and considerations of this issue. Some more examples would be useful too.
My main scenario is a time based partition system. With one partition that has the most accessed last X days. This partition will have to somehow slide (at least periodically) to keep it refereeing to the same amount of days.

A: Here's an excellant white paper on "SQL Server 2005 Partitioned Tables and Indexes"
by Kimberly Tripp.
http://www.sqlskills.com/resources/Whitepapers/Partitioning%20in%20SQL%20Server%202005%20Beta%20II.htm

A: What about this:
Partitioning Data for Query Performance - Where's the benefit?

A: I'm not sure if this will help you (how much data you are working with) but this whitepaper below speaks of how to use staging tables and the switch clause to alter partitions.
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/sql/bestpractice/loading_bulk_data_partitioned_table.mspx
It's more about bulk loading data into partitions, but it might be worth a read.  The example scenario as explained at the recent SQL Summit in Sydney, Australia used a date based partitioning scheme as the example, which might be similar to what your scenario is.

A: I've found the SQL Server 2005 Books Online normally has all the information I'm looking for.
I found a good resource in the 05 BOL on SQL Server 2005 Partitioning:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms188706(SQL.90).aspx
This link goes over designing partitioned tables and indexes:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms175533(SQL.90).aspx
Here is a blog post that explains the sliding window case you posted:
http://blogs.msdn.com/menzos/archive/2008/06/30/table-partitioning-sliding-window-case.aspx

A: This site may help you:
http://highscalability.com/
specific tags:
http://highscalability.com/tags/shard
http://highscalability.com/tags/sharding

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


text:
Colebrook Financial Turns 15
March 16, 2017 – On July 2, 1993, Bill Ryczek went to City Hall in Meriden, Connecticut to bid on individual tax liens being sold by the city. With an offer of $17,887.39, he was the successful bidder for the lien on a single-family residence and gave his personal check in the amount of $2,683.11 for the deposit.
That $2,683.11 was the initial capital of the entity that eventually became Colebrook Financial Company. Bill, Jim Bishop, and Fred Dauch formed a partnership called Cross County Investment Associates and contributed the additional funds to purchase the lien. Attorney Harry Heller handled the legal aspects of the transaction. Bill, Jim, and Fred had worked together in banking and finance companies for a number of years, and had utilized Harry's services on several deals.
After the tax lien came a couple of condominiums purchased at auction, and eventually Cross County acquired a few small timeshare receivable portfolios. During the mid-'90s, financial institutions and receivers like the Resolution Trust Company were liquidating distressed assets, and companies like Cross County that had a little cash and were willing to do small deals could find some bargains.
After a few years of buying small portfolios and financing individuals buying timeshare weeks on the resale market, the partners had the feeling that if they devoted their full attention to the venture, they might actually be able to make a living at it. By the time the decision was made to launch the business on a full-time basis, Mark Raunikar had joined the group (Tom Petrisko became a partner in 2013).
On January 1, 2003, the partners had a new office, a new vision, and a new name. Cross County seemed a bit too parochial for a national firm, so the entity became known as Colebrook Financial. We asked Bill Ryczek how they came up with the name.
Ryczek: A few years earlier, I was self-publishing a book and needed to find a name for the publishing company. I pulled out maps of England and New England and looked for towns or cities with classic-sounding names. After eliminating those that were already taken by other publishers, I settled on Colebrook Press. When we were looking for a new name for the finance company, we decided to steal the name of the publishing company. No, the name has nothing to do with Colebrook, Connecticut or Colebrook, New Hampshire. People sometimes think it does, which occasionally leads to confusion, such as in 2007 when problems arose in the Colebrook, Connecticut fire department and there was a banner headline that read, "Colebrook Officials Caught in Sex Sting." For the record, that wasn't us.
Trades: Going off on your own was a leap of faith. What encouraged you to do it, and would you recommend it for others?
Ryczek: One of the most important elements for us was that the partners had conservative financial lifestyles and limited debt, and we were able to live on reduced incomes during the first couple of years of the company's existence. We'd had enough success on a part-time basis to encourage us, and we were the right ages, from late 40s to late 30s. Old enough to know what we were doing but young enough to have the energy for a start-up. And I'm sure in the back of our minds, we were thinking—young enough to start over if necessary. Fortunately, it wasn't necessary.
As for the second part of your question—self-employment is not for everyone. Many people, probably most, feel comfortable with and receive a sense of security from corporate structure and routine. It's a different feeling to come in every morning without a list of things you're required to do or a series of meetings to attend that fill up your day. You've got to figure out what's the most important thing you need to do that day to move the company forward, and do it, even if it's a task you'd rather avoid. If you don't do it, no one's going to yell at you or remind you. Mental discipline is probably the toughest part of self-employment, as well as being able to live without the certainty of a paycheck every two weeks.
Trades: How do Colebrook's partners complement each other, and how do you resolve disagreements when they arise?
Ryczek: We have similar values but different approaches to risk management. Jim Bishop, our CFO, will nearly always line up on the conservative side of an issue, I'll be leaning toward the more aggressive approach, and the others array themselves at various points along the spectrum. Jim has saved me from mistakes I might have made if left on my own, and I've led him to sound opportunities he would have passed up if I hadn't pushed. It's important to have different perspectives, and for each person to listen respectfully to the others. I grew up with parents who, in more than 60 years of marriage, hardly ever raised their voices to each other. We have a similar situation in our office. We disagree, but we don't get angry, and if someone senses that their idea doesn't have much traction, they'll defer to the majority. And I think it's also very important that after there have been disagreements, you avoid the little cliques that can go off and have a gripe session about the others. Jim and I go back 38 years, I've had nearly 30 years with Fred and Mark, and almost 20 with Tom, so it seems to work. No fistfights in the office yet.
Trades: You compete with very large banks. How does a small company convince a prospective customer to borrow from you rather than from a multi-national financial institution with almost unlimited resources?
Ryczek: We offer a lot of things that customers like, such as being responsive, flexible, and accessible, traits not generally found in large institutions. When we started the business, we decided that the timeshare industry didn't need another broker. There was only a handful of lenders, and most people in the industry knew who they were. The need was for a lender that that could provide loans on terms that were more flexible than bank financing, but were not as pricey as that offered by high-yield finance companies. We did that by bringing in banks as participants to get good pricing and by carving out for our own portfolio those portions of the deals that banks are hesitant to do.
We also try very hard to provide good service. One thing people always mention is that we answer our phones almost 100% of the time. They're astonished, but it's really not that hard. You don't need an MBA or Ph.D. to lift the receiver and say, "Hello." The obstacle we had to overcome was getting people to believe we had the resources to come through on larger transactions. We've answered that concern by doing so consistently over the past 14 years.
Trades: Speaking of resources, where do you get your capital and how do you ensure that it's going to be there when needed?
Ryczek: We get our funds almost exclusively from a number of banks—14 at this time. We've never wanted to rely on one source, because we remember not only what happened in 2008, but what happened in the early 1990s, when some banks just shut their lending window. When the 2008 crisis hit, a couple of our banks got skittish, but we had the resources to take advantage of the situation and really grow our business. The financial crisis was the event that lifted us up from being a relatively small, boutique lender to a mainstream, very competitive timeshare lender.
We've been able to maintain the confidence of our banks most of all because the results have been good. We've done hundreds of millions of dollars in business with our banks and none has ever lost a dime. As ex-bankers, we also realize what banks need to operate within their regulatory environment.
Trades: What do you like most about what you do?
Ryczek: When I was in banking, I found that the higher I moved in the organization, the less time I spent doing things I liked, such as putting deals together and interacting with customers, and the more time I spent doing things I didn't like, such as sitting in meetings, debating policies and procedures, and dealing with office politics. Working at Colebrook means being able once more to work with customers to put deals together, and trying to keep my fingers on the pulse of the timeshare industry. That's what makes the job interesting.
Trades: What do you foresee for the next fifteen years?
Ryczek: Anyone who tells you they can predict fifteen years in the future is in for a hard lesson, but I think our future will be greatly dependent on the future of the timeshare industry. If consolidation increases, the nature of our business will have to change. Or perhaps consolidation will drive some of our competitors out of the market and we will thrive. If the business continues similarly to what it is today, I would like to see Colebrook gradually increase our market share and be a better company than we are now. We have a succession plan in place that should carry us through at least 15 years, and we wouldn't be true entrepreneurs if we didn't expect the second 15 years to be better than the first.
Danielle Barnes2017-03-16T08:13:22-05:00March 16th, 2017|Tags: Bill Ryczek, Colebrook Financial Company, Fred Dauch, Jim Bishop|


text:
Member News 11/7
Mead & Hunt is pleased to announce that Greg Marconnet and Jeff Mason, PE were promoted to Group Leaders. Read the full press release below:
'Greg Marconnet and Jeff Mason, PE, were promoted to Group Leaders on October 1st. These corporate vice president roles will lead the marketing, sales and operations teams of these two high growth markets for Mead & Hunt.
Marconnet was selected to be the Group Leader for the newly created Food & Beverage Group. Mason will be taking the helm as Group Leader for the Architecture & Building Engineering Group.
"The time was ripe to transition our Food & Beverage team into a stand-alone group. They are bringing in new clients and projects at an ever-increasing rate. The addition of the Fenton, MO, engineering team last year has pushed the growth even faster," said Andy Platz, CEO/President of Mead & Hunt. "Greg brings a wealth of industry knowledge after a long career with Kraft Foods and his current role as Business Unit Leader for our Food & Beverage team."
Prior to his promotion to Group Leader, Mason was the Western Business Unit Leader within the Architecture & Building Engineering Group. He has been with Mead & Hunt for more than 20 years. The Architecture & Building Engineering Group focuses on aviation, military and other public and government facilities.
"Jeff is client-focused and strategic making him the perfect fit for the large and diverse Architecture & Building Engineering Group. The breadth of this group's capabilities is increasing more and more. We need a leader who embraces the Mead & Hunt culture and will help this group continue to evolve and grow," said Platz. "We anticipate continued growth and expansion of these markets under the new leadership."
Platz continued that Jeff and Greg are a united front, prepared to deliver what our clients want and support our employees' careers, adding that Mead & Hunt is wrapping up a very successful 2018 and looking forward to a promising 2019.'
Leadership Institute Class of 2019 Discovers What it Takes to Win WorkNovember 9, 2018 Post Election Advocacy UpdateNovember 7, 2018


text:
Q: Extract Name Text from nested table in python using Beautiful Soup I am relatively new to web scraping using Python, and I am having a lot of difficulty pulling the name value out of an HTML table row on CoinMarketCap.com. Their structure is unfamiliar to me. I have tried several methods, both on stack overflow and on other sites, to no avail. Here is a snippet of their html: https://i.stack.imgur.com/eBamV.png
This is the code I currently have:

import requests
from bs4 import BeautifulSoup

page = requests.get("https://coinmarketcap.com/rankings/exchanges/").text

soup = BeautifulSoup(page, features="html.parser")

tags = soup.findAll("div", class_="sc-16r8icm-0 sc-1teo54s-1 dNOTPP")

tables = soup.findChildren('tr')

my_table = tables[0]

rows = my_table.findChildren(['td'])

print(rows)

for row in rows:
    cells = row.findChildren('td')
    for cell in cells:
        value = cell.string
        print("the value in this cell is %s" % value)

thanks in advance for any help!

A: These sc-16r8icm-0 sc-1teo54s-1 dNOTPP are three classes separated with spaces. If you need to identify an element by multiple classes, use a selector like this
tags = soup.select("div.sc-16r8icm-0.sc-1teo54s-1.dNOTPP")

A: The data you see is embedded within the page in Json form. To parse it you could use next example:
import json
import requests
import pandas as pd
from bs4 import BeautifulSoup

url = "https://coinmarketcap.com/rankings/exchanges/"

soup = BeautifulSoup(requests.get(url).content, "html.parser")
data = soup.select_one("#__NEXT_DATA__").text
data = json.loads(data)

# uncomment this to print all data:
# print(json.dumps(data, indent=4))

df = pd.json_normalize(data["props"]["initialProps"]["pageProps"]["exchange"])

print(df.head().to_markdown())

Prints:

id
name
slug
score
countries
fiats
totalVol24h
spotVol24h
derivativesVol24h
derivativesOpenInterests
derivativesMarketPairs
totalVolChgPct24h
totalVolChgPct7d
visits
liquidity
numMarkets
numCoins
dateLaunched
lastUpdated
marketSharePct
type
makerFee
takerFee
rank

0
270
Binance
binance
9.9
[]
['AED', 'ARS', 'AUD', 'AZN', 'BRL', 'CAD', 'CHF', 'CLP', 'COP', 'CZK', 'EGP', 'EUR', 'GBP', 'GHS', 'HKD', 'HRK', 'HUF', 'IDR', 'ILS', 'INR', 'ISK', 'JPY', 'KES', 'KRW', 'KZT', 'MXN', 'NGN', 'NOK', 'NZD', 'PEN', 'PHP', 'PLN', 'RON', 'RUB', 'SAR', 'SEK', 'SGD', 'THB', 'TRY', 'TWD', 'UAH', 'UGX', 'USD', 'UYU', 'VND', 'ZAR']
5.56801e+10
1.42812e+10
4.21641e+10
1.57537e+10
203
-20.7533
-65.7038
2.20602e+07
816
1667
394
2017-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
2022-05-17T20:08:11.000Z
0.0023

0.02
0.04
1

1
524
FTX
ftx
8.3819
[]
['USD', 'EUR', 'GBP', 'AUD', 'HKD', 'SGD', 'ZAR', 'CAD', 'CHF', 'BRL']
7.57339e+09
2.12004e+09
5.61716e+09
3.46104e+09
43
-21.1298
-58.9183
4.71841e+06
722
466
326
2019-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
2022-05-17T20:08:11.000Z
0.0003

0.02
0.07
2

2
89
Coinbase Exchange
coinbase-exchange
8.303
[]
['USD', 'EUR', 'GBP']
1.80697e+09
1.80757e+09
nan
nan
nan
-13.3741
-68.7096
2.19108e+06
717
503
173
2014-05-24T00:00:00.000Z
2022-05-17T20:08:11.000Z
0.0003

0
0
3

3
24
Kraken
kraken
7.9853
[]
['USD', 'EUR', 'GBP', 'CAD', 'JPY', 'CHF', 'AUD']
8.10391e+08
7.66352e+08
2.74902e+11
4.01852e+07
28
-14.7475
-63.5845
1.72099e+06
739
542
167
2011-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
2022-05-17T20:08:11.000Z
0.0001

0.02
0.05
4

4
311
KuCoin
kucoin
7.486
[]
['USD', 'AED', 'ARS', 'AUD', 'AGN', 'BGN', 'BRL', 'CAD', 'CHF', 'CLP', 'COP', 'CRC', 'CZK', 'DKK', 'DOP', 'EUR', 'GBP', 'GEL', 'HKD', 'HUF', 'ILS', 'INR', 'JPY', 'KRW', 'KZT', 'MAD', 'MDL', 'MXN', 'MYR', 'NAD', 'NGN', 'NOK', 'NZD', 'PEN', 'PHP', 'PLN', 'QAR', 'RON', 'RUB', 'SEK', 'SGD', 'TRY', 'TWD', 'UAH', 'USD', 'UYU', 'UZS', 'ZAR']
5.17875e+09
1.58063e+09
3.61257e+09
9.08548e+08
112
-12.0398
-62.4081
2.55465e+06
547
1291
696
2017-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
2022-05-17T20:08:11.000Z
0.0002

0
0
5


Montcada Auto is an specialist with a long experiencie in air suspension, providing a comprehensive program of applications for Passenger Cars.
From 13th to 16th March 2019 , will take place Automechanika Frankfurt, the most important Trade Fair for automotive parts in the world.
Montcada Articulos Técnicos proudly announce its presence in this event, located in Hall 5, Booth C14.
If you plan to come to Madrid, please como to our booth.
We look forward to welcome you!!!


We are no strangers to the hellish situation known as dating a narcissist. Ramani Durvasula, PhD, knows these relationships all too well. Dr. Durvasula is a researcher, professor, therapist, and the author of Should I Stay Or Should I Go? Surviving A Narcissistic Relationship (out tomorrow), and she calls narcissism "the problem of our time in terms of relationships." She explains that this has a lot to do with how the rise of social media has us living in a world that considers narcissism a virtue.
We asked Dr. Durvasula how to tell if we're dating a narcissist — and whether or not it's really worth trying to make it work.
What are some signs that your partner is a narcissist?
"The book lays out 30 characteristics that you see in narcissists. Having any one of them doesn't make someone a narcissist, but having many of them together does. I always tell people: 'Think about how you feel in this relationship. Do you find that you're often talking but you feel like nobody's listening to you? Do you feel like you're often apologizing? Is your partner unpredictable? Does your partner negate your feelings?' These are all signs of narcissism."
Are there any red flags to watch out for before you get too serious?
"Look at the little things. In the first two or three dates, observe how [your date] treats service employees, such as waitstaff, airline clerks, and valet parkers. Are they entitled? Are they grandiose? Do they snap at them? If so, that's a bad sign. That's a sign of how you may ultimately be treated as well.
"Do they not listen? Or do they kind of listen, but then they're flipping through their phone a lot, kind of chronically distracted, and can't seem to focus on what you're saying? Are they careless? Do they not follow through? Are they always very late? Do they say things without thinking about how they might affect you?… If they talk about really superficial stuff, if they're more concerned with the selfie than with their conversation with you, if they're more interested in documenting their life than living their life, these are some of the things you might see early in a relationship, before the really heavy stuff starts."
Driving angrily, like cutting people off, shows their lack of awareness of other people's safety.
"Also, watch how they drive. Driving angrily, like cutting people off, shows their lack of awareness of other people's safety or needs at a certain time — like, 'My getting there on time is more important than anyone else's.' So if they're driving angrily, fast, or erratic, or getting annoyed, make note of that. "
What happens to people who stay in narcissistic relationships?
"They can be pretty grueling. I've noticed over time that people who stay in these kinds of toxic, negating types of relationships often start taking less care of themselves. It isn't unusual to see people feeling depressed, anxious, and full of self-doubt. Their self-esteem plummets, they don't eat as well, and they don't exercise.
"By being in such a relationship, you learn to devalue yourself, and you start buying into it. [You think], I'm being treated like I'm worthless, so I must be worthless. [People in these relationships] won't take advantage of opportunities in their career or education, because they don't feel worthy, or they think their partner will mock them or won't support them. Self-doubt is one of those things that festers and grows like a cancer. So, later in life, they have trouble making decisions, and they don't trust their own judgment. It really erodes the human psyche and soul if you stay in these relationships for a long time."
By being in such a relationship, you learn to devalue yourself.
Is a narcissistic relationship emotionally abusive?
"It absolutely is. Not all emotional abusers are narcissistic, but almost all narcissistic relationships are going to feel emotionally abusive. But here's the tricky part: At first blush, narcissists are often so charming and so successful that they seem like the most attractive people in the room. And a lot of people will look back to those first days of the relationship and think, We had that once; we can go back. But not really. They love a game, and once they've won you, you cease to be that interesting to them.
"Also, narcissists give us just enough good days, and they get it right just enough of the time...to forgive the stuff that's actually eroding you from the inside out. If they are a loving mom or dad some of the time, or they do take you on that great vacation, or the holidays are really pleasant, it can help someone bridge the gap between those bad days. But they are often very superficial good days or characteristics, like a good Christmas, a nice bracelet, or they're really attractive. The person in the narcissistic relationship keeps trying to make excuses around that."
"There's the term codependency, the idea that you would support an addict and that's what keeps the relationship functional. People sometimes try to use the word codependency to describe people in narcissistic relationships, but it's a little different. In a co-narcissistic relationship, you've got the narcissist, and then the co-narcissist is the audience. The spotlight is always on the narcissist, always getting their needs met. The co-narcissist is basically trying to live their life keeping the narcissist pleased... You spend your whole life applauding them, but they never come down offstage and have a shared, mutual space with you.
You spend your whole life applauding them, but they never come offstage and have a shared space with you.
"This often starts early in life. You'll have a narcissistic parent, and the entire family — including the children — rally around keeping that parent happy, pleasing them, lifting them up, making sure they don't let them down. And that can set up a dynamic for later in life. An adult coming from a family in which they were supporting a narcissistic parent is set up perfectly to go ahead and support a narcissistic partner."
How hard is it to leave a narcissistic relationship?
"It's incredibly challenging. For one thing, staying in these relationships fills a person with self-doubt; they have trouble making decisions, and they don't value themselves. So there's a lot of fear, like, Maybe I deserve this, or maybe it won't ever be better than this.
"The other thing to keep in mind is that hell hath no fury like a narcissist scorned. They want to be able to do whatever they want, like a spoiled child, but they don't like it being done to them. And they do not like being left. It feels like what we call a 'narcissistic injury.' It cuts really deep for them. So they will often launch a smear campaign, call the people in your family, call you all kinds of names, publicly berate you.
"I interviewed a lot of people for the book, [and] some people stayed and some people left. The ones who left almost uniformly said it was the most horrifying, terrifying experience of [their] life, not necessarily because they were in physical danger, but because of the psychological challenge. But they said the most prevailing emotion once they got out was relief."


text:
Lewis "Lew" Wallace () a fost un avocat american, general al Uniunii în Războiul Civil American, guvernator al Teritoriului New Mexico, om politic, diplomat și scriitor din Indiana. Wallace a scris romane și biografii, fiind cel mai bine cunoscut pentru romanul de ficțiune istorică Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1880), ce a fost considerat "cea mai influentă carte creștină din secolul al XIX-lea".

Cariera militară a lui Wallace a inclus participarea activă în Războiul Mexicano-American și Războiul Civil American. El a fost numit general adjutant al forțelor din Indiana și a comandat Regimentul 11 de Infanterie din Indiana. Wallace, care a ajuns la gradul de general, a participat la Bătălia de la Fort Donelson, Bătălia de la Shiloh și Bătălia de Monocacy. De asemenea, el a făcut parte din comisia militară pentru judecarea conspiratorilor la asasinarea lui Lincoln și a condus ancheta militară asupra lui Henry Wirz, comandant confederat al lagărului de prizonieri de la Andersonville.

Wallace a demisionat din Armata SUA în noiembrie 1865 și pentru o scurtă perioadă a servit ca general-maior în Armata Mexicană, înainte de a se întoarce în Statele Unite ale Americii. A fost numit guvernator al Teritoriului New Mexico (1878–1881) și a activat ca ambasador al SUA în Imperiul Otoman (1881–1885). Wallace s-a retras la casa lui din Crawfordsville, Indiana, unde a continuat să scrie până la moartea sa, în 1905.

Scrieri
 The Fair God; or, The Last of the 'Tzins: A Tale of the Conquest of Mexico (Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1873.)
 Commodus: An Historical Play (Crawfordsville, IN: privately published by the author, 1876.) Revised and reissued in the same year.
 Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (New York: Harper and Brothers, 1880.)
 The Boyhood of Christ (New York: Harper and Brothers, 1888.)
 Life of Gen. Ben Harrison (bound with Life of Hon. Levi P. Morton, by George Alfred Townsend), (Philadelphia: Hubbard Brothers, 1888.)
 Life of Gen. Ben Harrison (Philadelphia: Hubbard Brothers, 1888.)
 The First Christmas from Ben-Hur (New York: Harper and Brothers, 1899.)
 Life and Public Services of Hon. Benjamin Harrison, President of the U.S. With a Concise Biographical Sketch of Hon. Whitelaw Reid, Ex-Minister to France [by Murat Halstad] (Philadelphia: Edgewood Publishing Co., 1892.)
 The Prince of India; or, Why Constantinople Fell (New York: Harper and Brothers, 1893.) Two volumes.
 The Wooing of Malkatoon [and] Commodus (New York: Harper and Brothers, 1898.)
 Lew Wallace: An Autobiography (New York: Harper and Brothers, 1906.) Two volumes.

Note

Bibliografie

Lectură suplimentară

Biografii

Alte lucrări

 Lighty, Shaun Chandler. The Fall and Rise of Lew Wallace: Gaining Legitimacy Through Popular Culture. Teză de masterat, Miami University, 2005. Disponibilă online pe ohiolink.edu.
 Swansburg, John. "The Incredible Life of Lew Wallace, Civil War Hero and Author of Ben-Hur", 26 martie 2013, Slate (revistă online).
 Swansburg, John. "Lew Wallace a Life in Artifacts", 26 martie 2013, Slate (revistă online).

Legături externe
 Notable Hoosier Obits: Lew Wallace gives a collection of Wallace obituaries from around the country.
 Wallace's obituary 16 February 1905. New York Times (pdf format).
 Lew Wallace Archive, overview with detailed bibliography of his works
 General Lew Wallace Study & Museum, Crawfordsville

 Works by or about Lew Wallace at Internet Archive
 LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
 Wallace's time-line at General Lew Wallace Museum
 Lew Wallace in Jerusalem, 1883
 Wallace's 'Minister Resident of the United States of America to Turkey' Calling Card in the Shapell Manuscript Foundation Collection

Nașteri în 1827
Decese în 1905
Diplomați americani din secolul al XIX-lea
Scriitori americani din secolul al XX-lea
Autobiografi americani
Scriitori creștini
Republicani din Indiana
Republicani din New Mexico
Scriitori din statul Indiana


text:
Maria Connor (also Sutherland) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera Coronation Street, portrayed by Samia Longchambon. The character made her first appearance during the episode broadcast on 19 May 2000. During her time on the show, Maria has been the centre of major storylines. In late-2009, Longchambon took maternity leave and Maria was off-screen from November 2009 until June 2010. Longchambon went on maternity leave again in 2015 and Maria was off-screen from October 2015 until April 2016. In June 2019, it was announced that Longchambon had signed a new contract keeping her with the show for at least another 12 months.

Storylines
Maria is first seen working in the kennels belonging to her father, Eric (Steve Money). Tyrone Dobbs (Alan Halsall) and Jack Duckworth (Bill Tarmey) bring Tyrone's greyhound, Monica, in to look for a stud to mate with. Maria and Tyrone are immediately attracted to one another and the pair begin a relationship. Tyrone proposes to Maria at the top of Blackpool Tower and she happily accepts. However, their relationship quickly dissolves as Tyrone succumbs to his feelings for Fiz Brown (Jennie McAlpine), leading a heartbroken Maria to end their engagement.

Later, she romances Jason Grimshaw (Ryan Thomas). After deciding to change careers, she takes a hairdressing course. She is then hired by Audrey Roberts (Sue Nicholls) at the salon as a junior stylist but does not get along with Audrey or fellow stylist Maxine Peacock (Tracy Shaw). Audrey and Maria later form a close relationship over the years. Maria ends her romance with Jason after discovering that he had sex with Candice Stowe (Nikki Sanderson). She and her friend Toyah Battersby (Georgia Taylor) later move into the flat above the salon, having become good friends on a trip to Blackpool, where Maria saved Fiz from being arrested after Maria's brother Kirk Sutherland (Andrew Whyment), who had followed them on the trip with Fiz, Tyrone and Jason, broke into an empty caravan to find a place to stay without telling the others. Maria attends Gail Platt (Helen Worth) and Richard Hillman's (Brian Capron) wedding in July 2002, where she meets Gail's son Nick Tilsley (Adam Rickitt). Maria realises she has fallen in love with Nick and they embark on a romance. They decide to run away to Canada, with Maria turning Tyrone down when he comes to the airport to beg her to stay. Nick worked all hours, leaving a bored Maria home alone. She dumps him and returns soon after. Upon her return, she takes a job at the Rovers Return Inn and changes her image, becoming more promiscuous and fashion-conscious. Maria moves back into the flat where Fiz had moved in her absence. There is an uneasy truce between the former rivals for Tyrone's affection, especially since Fiz is now seeing Kirk and Maria is unhappy about her brother spending so much time in the flat, but the pair soon become close friends. Maria has a casual relationship with Vikram Desai (Chris Bisson) and is pleased when he takes her on holiday abroad, unaware he is merely using her as cover for drug smuggling to pay off his debts. When Steve McDonald (Simon Gregson) finds out what Vik is up to, he forces him to leave town without saying goodbye to Maria. In late-2002, Toyah arrives home with a new boyfriend, her tutor from college, John Arnley (Paul Warriner). Maria ends up having a one-night stand with John in January 2003 but is shocked when John wants nothing to do with her afterwards. Fiz discovers Maria and John's affair but keeps the secret. However, she struggles to conceal it when Maria announces she is pregnant. Maria later has an abortion but when Toyah finds out she slept with John, Maria denies responsibility, leading Toyah to believe John raped Maria and attacks him. When Toyah realises the truth, she refuses to forgive Maria and leaves Weatherfield, resulting in her family blaming Maria for driving her away.

Maria's sloppy work habits soon found her on the wrong side of her boss Shelley Unwin's (Sally Lindsay) mother Bev (Susie Blake). Even though Bev had goaded Maria into causing a scene while working, family loyalty wins out and Maria is sacked. She soon persuades Audrey to take her back on at the salon. She takes a dislike to fellow stylist, Candice, who took her ex-boyfriend Jason from her and who Audrey moves into the flat with her and Fiz, although they eventually become friends. She also shares with Claire Casey (Julia Haworth) for a time. In April 2004, Nick, another of Maria's ex-boyfriends, returns and the pair reconcile. However Nick's ex-wife Leanne Battersby (Jane Danson) returns months later, and after hearing what Maria had done to her stepsister Toyah, succeeds in splitting Nick and Maria. Nick leaves Weatherfield, taking a job in Nottingham. Maria stays on in the flat above Street Cars where she and Nick were living and Steve McDonald (Simon Gregson) moves his mother, Liz (Beverley Callard) into the flat in November 2004 as Maria's flatmate. She "borrows" £200 from the petty cash at the salon to go on holiday with her latest fling, Dave, and Tyrone lends her the money to pay it back before Audrey finds out. After Audrey tells her it is better to marry a good man who is loyal to you rather than go after looks, Maria reunites with Tyrone and the couple resumes dating in late-2004, with Maria moving in with Tyrone at No.9 Coronation Street. Even though she has a one-night stand with another man, Stuart (Junior Laniyan), they become engaged again. In 2005, Maria's parents relocate to Cyprus. Maria is disappointed that Eric intends to leave the kennel business to Kirk and persuades him to give her a half share but leaves all the work to Kirk. Kirk accidentally allows a pedigree bulldog to be gelded and has to sell the business to pay compensation to the owner, leaving himself and Maria with little profit. Maria and Tyrone later break up after she keeps trying to change his personality, giving him a back wax because she is embarrassed by his physique, and he discovers she does not love him as much as he loves her when she reacts with horror on having a pregnancy scare.

Maria begins renting the flat alongside the builder's yard from Charlie Stubbs (Bill Ward). Even though he is dating Tracy Barlow (Kate Ford), Charlie sets out to seduce Maria, installing security cameras at the yard to watch Maria's flat and staging a break-in to make her feel vulnerable. Maria falls for Charlie and begins an affair with him but when David Platt (Jack P. Shepherd) finds out and tries to blackmail Charlie, Charlie tries to drown him in Maria's bath. Maria stops him and admits the affair to Tracy, resulting in a fight between the two women in the street. Even though she wants nothing more to do with Charlie, Maria is the only resident aside from Jason to be upset when Tracy murders him in revenge for the affair.

Maria starts dating property developer Chris Pitcher but is disappointed to learn he considers her beneath him and is only interested in a casual relationship. Maria is reminded of the way she treated Tyrone and tries to resume her romance with him, even though he is now dating Molly Compton (Vicky Binns), but he turns her down. Maria later begins a relationship with Liam Connor (Rob James-Collier) and moves in with him. Maria finds that she is pregnant, and Liam proposes. Unknown to Maria, Liam has captured his sister-in-law Carla Connor's (Alison King) affections, which causes Maria some anxiety, but they still marry. Maria is horrified to realise that the baby has stopped kicking and an emergency scan shows that the baby has died. She delivers a stillborn baby boy who she names Paul after Liam's late brother, Paul Connor (Sean Gallagher) and Liam finds himself drawn to Carla. The secret lovers are discovered by Carla's fiancée Tony Gordon (Gray O'Brien) who has Liam murdered in a hit and run attack. The same night, Liam's sister, Michelle (Kym Marsh) realises Maria is pregnant again. Maria learns about Liam's affair when a drunken Sally Webster (Sally Dynevor) shows her video footage of Carla and Liam in each other's arms at Carla's wedding to Tony. The video was taken by her daughter, Rosie (Helen Flanagan). Maria becomes suspicious of Tony when she learns that he knew about the affair before marrying Carla and suspects he is involved in Liam's death. She begins a harassment campaign against Tony, who considers killing Maria to silence her. Maria almost runs Tony over in her car, causing him minor injuries, and he refuses to press charges against her.

Carla discovers Maria was right and flees Weatherfield, leaving Tony a broken man. When Maria finds Tony mourning at Liam's grave on her wedding anniversary, they call a truce and build a close friendship. When Maria goes into labour on a day trip to the beach, Tony delivers her baby, another boy that she names Liam Anthony Connor, after Liam and Tony. Tony suggested that she call him Sandy as he was born at a beach, but Maria was determined to name her son after his dad. Tony proposes to Maria and she accepts. Maria discovers the truth about Tony when he suffers a heart attack and confesses to Roy Cropper (David Neilson) that he had Liam murdered. Roy's wife Hayley (Julie Hesmondhalgh) informs a heartbroken Maria. She refuses to believe it but Tony admits it, causing Maria to have a breakdown and asks them to raise Liam but they make her realise that she has done nothing wrong and is a fit mother to Liam. They persuade her that she simply needs a change of scene so she and baby Liam go to Ireland with them.

Maria returns to Weatherfield in June 2010, announcing her intention to stay and moves into the salon flat with Liam and Kirk. The same month, Tony escapes from prison and with the help of a former cellmate's plans to kidnap Carla and Hayley in the Underworld factory. Robbie tricks Carla into entering the factory alone with her and holds her at gunpoint, tying her to a chair and taping her mouth shut. Robbie then tricks Hayley into coming to the factory, saying Carla has had an accident. Hayley sees Carla bound and gagged, but is held at gunpoint too and tied to a chair. Tony appears and announces his plans to kill them. Maria appears to see Carla, and Tony forces her to try and get rid of Maria. When Carla tries to warn Maria, Tony knocks her unconscious and pulls Maria into the hostage situation. Tony threatens to kill Maria if she tells anyone but she escapes and raises the alarm. Tony eventually lets Hayley go and sets fire to the factory to kill himself and Carla. However, Carla manages to untie herself and escapes, although Tony walks into the inferno and kills himself. Carla then offers Maria a job as a personal assistant at Underworld, and she agrees. Carla sends Maria to Frank Foster's (Andrew Lancel) house all dressed up for an informal meeting. Frank attempts to kiss Maria despite her telling him she has a boyfriend and when he doesn't stop, she begins panicking. When she tries to stand up from the sofa, Frank forces her back down, his hands wandering but she manages to fend him off. She escapes and rushes home crying and shaken. Over the next few weeks, Maria has to put up with Frank's appearances at Underworld, Maria informs Carla of what he did, but after numerous apologies, Frank agrees to business with the factory. Maria reaches breaking point when Carla announces that Frank has bought into the business and will be a new partner, she slaps Carla and quits her job after Carla says that Maria provoked the attack on herself. Having reached the end of her tether, Maria eventually reports Frank to the police. Frank is arrested the next day, but there is not enough evidence so the police do not press any charges. Maria then returns to her old job as a hairdresser at Audrey's Salon, alongside David and Audrey.

Maria receives a phone call from a distressed Carla, on the eve of her wedding to Frank, asking her to come over to her flat. Upon arrival, a shocked Maria finds Carla cowering on the floor, revealing that Frank has raped her. Maria puts her feud with Carla to one side and is immediately supportive, helping Carla as she reports the attack to the police. She supports Carla as she presses charges on Frank. Michelle returns from her cruise and the three sisters-in-law support Carla as Frank faces trial, he is found 'not guilty'. Maria later begins fawning over gay friend; Marcus Dent (Charlie Condou) and he moves in with her, after splitting from his then boyfriend Sean Tully (Antony Cotton). After constant complaining about being single, her friends decide to deceive her into reconciling with her ex-boyfriend, Jason. She has sex with him and they resume dating. Jason is preparing to move in with Maria until Maria discovers a lump on her breast, who confides in Marcus and after undergoing a biopsy, she learns that the lump is benign. After celebrating with Marcus, the pair share a surprise kiss, but later agree that it was a mistake. However, Maria later realises she is in love with Marcus but he is dating Aiden Lester (Toby Sawyer). Aiden receives a promotion, which is in London, and asks Maria whether Marcus will travel with him. Maria attempts to terminate the thought of moving to London as Marcus will stay. Although, the couple later notice her trickery and agree to leave for London, upsetting Maria. Marcus angrily confronts her at the flat and unable to contain his feelings, they sleep together but after their steamy session, he rejects her. The taxi arrives to take Aiden and Marcus but he refuses to leave, lying that he still loves Sean and ends his relationship with Aiden, leading a heartbroken Aiden to leave for the capital alone. Marcus stuns Maria when she sees him still at the flat and after revealing he is in love with her, they kiss and start casually dating. She later declares to Jason that their relationship is over.

In late-2013, Marcus and Maria decide that they want to buy a house together, away from the street, so that there are things like boating lakes and playgrounds for Liam. After viewing a chain of properties, Marcus and Maria finally find a place with all the amenities that they were looking for. Marcus then decides to surprise Maria at the show home, and as he waits for her, their gay friend Todd Grimshaw (Bruno Langley) accompanies Marcus, but the pair end up having sex. Maria and her friend Audrey walk in on them, which leaves Marcus horrified and embarrassed. As Marcus tries to explain himself to Maria and put things right with her, she lashes out, attacks him, and ends their relationship for good. Maria kicks Marcus out of their flat, but Maria is annoyed when he is offered a room at Todd's aunt Julie's flat. When Liam's childminder falls sick, and Maria does not answer her phone, Marcus decides to pick Liam up from the childminder's house, as no one else can. After picking Liam up, Marcus brings him back to the salon to meet Maria. Marcus tries to tell Maria that he is going to London for a short time, and Maria tells him that she wants nothing else to do with him. When Marcus returns, Maria was furious. After finding out that Tyrone's ex-fiancée Kirsty Soames (Natalie Gumede) has been released from prison, Maria comforts Tyrone and decided to try to rekindle their relationship by sending texts, pretending to be Kirsty (with the letter "K" at the end). Tyrone and Fiz's relationship starts to strain because of the texts and Fiz calling the police on her. When Maria gets Tyrone to herself for half an hour on the bench, she sees Fiz and deliberately hugs him in the hope that Fiz will dump him. Fiz moves out of Tyrone's house and moves back in with her brother Chesney. The next day, the police come knocking to Fiz and she found out that Kirsty is abroad and there is proof that the messages have come from the UK. Confused, Fiz rings the number and Tyrone picks it up and realizes that Maria was behind it all along. Maria tries to explain that she loves Tyrone and desperately tries to convince him that he feels the same, but a furious Tyrone pushes her away and tells her to stay away from them. The next day, Tyrone and Fiz call the police and Maria is arrested. The police then say that whatever happens next is up to Tyrone and Fiz. After some persuasion from Kirk, they decide to drop the charges. Maria then decides to take Liam to Cyprus for a while, so that he can spend a bit of time with his grandparents.

Maria returns on 30 June, saying that being away helped her come to terms with what happened with Marcus and has helped her overall mental health. She and Kirk go to the Rovers for a drink where they bump into Fiz. Maria tries to apologise to Fiz for sending the texts to Tyrone and for frightening them. Fiz tells Maria that she will never forgive her for what she did. Marcus comes to Maria's defence and tells Fiz that Maria was obviously not well when she was doing those things and was therefore not herself. Marcus later catches Todd kissing another man to which had stayed the night before at Todd's house. Marcus is horrified and realises what Todd is really like. Marcus then dumps Todd and Maria comforts him. Marcus later leaves Weatherfield departing on good terms with Maria.

She later begins a relationship with mechanic Luke Britton (Dean Fagan). Maria is initially reluctant to commit to Luke. He later accompanies her to a wedding and they begin a serious relationship. Maria also likes Luke as he gets along well with Liam. Maria later gets into an argument with Jenny Bradley (Sally Ann Matthews) and is stunned when Jenny slaps her. She is later annoyed when Jenny denies hitting her, however, Sophie Webster (Brooke Vincent) believes Maria. She later buys Luke a stock racing car as a gift. He restores the car as it is not in good condition and later begins racing the car. She regrets buying him the racing car after she realises it could put his life in danger as he previously had an accident before he met Maria. Luke agrees to give up racing, but continues to race in secret. Maria later finds out that Luke is still racing the car after Norris Cole (Malcolm Hebden) lets slip that he saw Luke loading the car onto a trailer, while assumed to be working by Maria. Maria is furious when she finds out and later gives Luke an ultimatum either he gives up the racing or they're over. Luke later agrees to give up racing the car but is later blackmailed by his friend and sister's ex-boyfriend, Jamie Bowman (James Atherton) over naked photos he has of Luke's sister, Steph Britton (Tisha Merry). Maria later leaves the street for Cyprus in order to help her father Eric, look after her mother who has had an accident. Maria returns in April 2016 and it becomes obvious she is keeping a secret, whilst at the salon she takes a phone call from a man called Pablo, who she has married, Audrey later spots them kissing after he turns up outside her flat however Maria later reveals she only married Pablo to keep him in the country as he has a boyfriend living in the UK. In July 2016, she invites Caz Hammond (Rhea Bailey) to come and live with her and Luke which he becomes jealous by. Maria later has sex with Aidan Connor (Shayne Ward), who is dating Eva Price (Catherine Tyldesley) and still wants to continue the affair but Aidan doesn't as he has heard the Fiz calling her 'Mad Maria' and the factory girls saying that she's crazy. They are nearly caught out after Caz accidentally mentions that she saw Aidan in the flat the night before whereas he had told a lie to Eva. Eva questioned them both and Maria makes up that Aidan is looking at flats for her. This irritates Aidan as he doesn't want to move in with her and he and Maria argue. Maria then ends her engagement with Luke, which also devastates him. Later on back at the flat, Caz tells Liam that Maria and Luke are no longer together which infuriates Maria. Caz questions Maria whether she and Aidan had something going on and Maria orders Caz out. After Maria manages to get Caz a job interview Caz kisses her, Maria then tells Audrey and Sophie about the kiss and Caz overhears this and leaves the street. Maria and Sophie, however, go after her and manage to bring her back.

In October 2016, Caz tells Tyrone that Maria is threatening her to get out of the flat and goes missing framing Maria for "murdering her" by putting blood on the walls, Maria is questioned by the police however the rest of the street including Tyrone back Maria but Caz is nowhere to be seen. Tyrone and Fiz later find Maria's rug with blood stains on in the bin and tell the police, the police question Maria. After coming back from the police station Maria and Aidan hug unaware that Caz is watching in the distance. Maria later goes into the pub whilst everyone is talking about her and lashes out at pregnant Michelle Connor. Caz cuts herself in Maria's flat and wipes the blood on Maria's hairdressing scissors. Maria later finds these and with Aidan's help they dispose of them. However, Aidan's father Johnny Connor (Richard Hawley) finds them and alerts the police, which leads to Maria being arrested. Maria is released after Aidan's sister and Caz's ex-girlfriend Kate Connor (Faye Brookes) leads Caz to believe she wants her back and rings the police. Aidan goes to pick Maria up from the police station and they nearly kiss. Aidan then later confesses that he loves Maria despite his relationship with Eva. However, on Christmas Eve, Maria is sentenced to twelve months imprisonment for illegally marrying Pablo.

In March 2017, she is released from prison for good behaviour but with an electronic tracking device on her ankle. She reunites and clashes with Toyah due to their feud fourteen years earlier. In May 2017, she accompanies Aidan to a business lunch where she pretends to be Eva however she needs to get home before her curfew ends and storms out of the restaurant after an argument with Aidan. She is seen walking alongside the road by Aidan who tempts her into his car for a lift home as she doesn't want to go back to prison. Once they get back to Maria's just in time before her curfew ends they have sex and afterwards she tells him he can stay with Eva and that they can carry on having an affair behind her back but Maria is heartbroken when he and Eva get engaged, and although at first she insists their affair is over; Maria carries on secretly meeting Aidan. He ends the affair once Eva tells Aidan she is pregnant. Eva annoys Maria and asks her to plan her wedding. Eva starts humiliating Maria at her hen party, where she learns that Eva has lied about her pregnancy when Maria finds her fake baby scans. After lying saying she cannot go to the wedding, Maria sneaks to the hotel instead and puts a picture of the fake scans in the guests gift bags, however after being locked in the bathroom by Toyah, Maria manages to be let out by hotel staff and storms into the ceremony exposing Eva's fake pregnancy to Aidan and the rest of the wedding guests.

Eva desperately tries to deny it, but eventually admits that she found out about the affair months ago. Despite her attempts to shame him and Maria, Aidan is disgusted with her deception and storms out of the wedding ceremony. Whilst outside, Eva attacks Maria and the pair end up in a fountain until they are eventually broken up by Kirk. A few days later, Aidan makes a move on Maria following his break up with Eva but she rebuffs him, saying he's not allowed to pick and choose. Aidan commits suicide in May 2018 and Maria is devastated, especially after how close he became with Liam in his final weeks, including giving him his watch to look after.

Maria falls out with Audrey when she refuses to give her any independence at work, and eventually, a heated argument leads to Maria quitting her job at the salon. She is approached by Audrey's competitor, Claudia Colby (Rula Lenska), who offers Maria the chance to invest in and run her own salon which she quickly agrees to. Maria struggles to raise the funds for the investment and is surprised when Rita Sullivan (Barbara Knox) offers her the money in return for a share of the profits. Maria celebrates with Claudia, Rita and her new housemate Emma Brooker (Alexandra Mardell), whom she had just offered a room to. Maria eventually pulls out of the deal when Claudia attempts to cruelly humiliate Audrey at the annual Hair Salon Awards, which had resulted in a drunken Audrey throwing flowers at Claudia. She has a heart-to-heart with Audrey where she tells Maria that she has always been like a daughter to her, and they make up with the agreement that Maria would become a partner in the salon.

In December 2019, she discovers she's pregnant with Gary Windass's baby, only to have a miscarriage soon after. They marry the following year and take in Kelly Neelan as their foster daughter.

Casting

Maria was created as a love interest for Tyrone Dobbs, and first appeared working as a kennel maid at her parents' kennels. Auditions were held for the role in 2000, and actress Samia Ghadie beat several rivals, including singers Kimberley Walsh (of Girls Aloud) and Suzanne Shaw (of Hear'Say), to win the part. Describing Maria's development as a character since her arrival on Coronation Street, the official website states: "Maria has blossomed from working as a kennel maid to one of the Street's most glamorous young women. She laps up the male attention that her good looks bring her but playing footloose and fancy-free with the men in her life has gained her a bit of a reputation." Jenny Cockle, writing for the Sunday Mirror, has similarly observed that during the character's duration on the show, Maria has evolved from a "dowdy kennel maid" to a "sexy siren". Reflecting on her early days at the programme, Ghadie said: "I thought I'd do my three months and then I'd be off. I was a jobbing actress when I joined and was really pleased to have a job for three months. I never imagined I'd still be here now." Since her arrival at Coronation Street Samia Smith has revealed that she will always be grateful for the opportunities she has been given since she joined. In 2012, Ghadie revealed that she would like to stay at Coronation Street for another ten years, she said to OK! magazine: "I'd be very happy if I was still in Corrie in ten years' time. I think because of everything that has happened in the last few years I'm trying not to plan too much ahead. I am happy for each day". She also confirmed that she had signed another contract that would keep her in the show til September 2013. Ghadie revealed that it does not feel like she has been on the show for 12 years: "I'm 30 in July so it's quite scary, really! I was 17 when I joined so it just feels like my life is going really quickly! When I first joined, I was on a three-month contract. I thought I'd do my three months and then I'd be off. I was a jobbing actress when I joined and was really pleased to have a job for three months. I never imagined I'd still be here now, but I'm still really enjoying it. I think the show is going from strength to strength and it's got a brilliant mix of comedy and drama at the moment. For once, I'm involved in the lighter-hearted stuff, so that's nice!"

Development

Relationships
Discussing if Maria and Tyrone Dobbs (Alan Halsall) could get back together, she said: "She could save him from Kirsty, couldn't she? I really love working with Alan Halsall, who plays Tyrone, because he's like a brother in real life. I've known him forever so it's always good working with him, and I do love Maria and Tyrone scenes." Commenting on the relationship between Maria, Liam and Carla prior to Maria and Liam's wedding, Smith assessed: "I think Liam loves Maria but he is in lust with Carla."

Asked how she felt about Maria's romance with Tony Gordon, the man responsible for Liam's death, Smith commented: "It's freaked me out to be honest! It is a bit creepy, we can't deny that, considering everything that's happened between them! I think the writers have done a brilliant job in making it a slow burner and making it as realistic as possible to allow them to fall for each other. They have actually got quite a bit in common. They've both had their hearts broken by two people who they were very close to and considered the loves of their lives. Ultimately, they've forgotten everything that went on earlier this year with the accusations of murder and everything - that's all been brushed under the carpet.." Commenting on Maria's relationship with Tony, Smith said: "I think Maria genuinely loved Tony. I don't think she feels anything but hatred for him now. She's quite sad thinking about what might have been with him because she actually thought she'd got it all sussed - that she was going to be with him and he was going to be a father to Liam. Her world ended when she found out that he'd murdered her husband."

In 2012, Maria began a relationship with ex-boyfriend Jason Grimshaw played by Ryan Thomas, Thomas praised the plot: "She was one of the first girls he ever went out with. I think he's just done a big round circle and come back. It's been great, I've enjoyed working on it. They've got all the right qualities to last as a couple but you just do not know. Couples do not seem to last too long on Corrie and if they do, there's always things that get in the way of relationships in soaps, so we'll wait and see." Ghadie revealed that filming the scenes with Thomas was more awkward than romantic as she and Thomas are good friends and revealed that it was like kissing your brother.

In October 2020, during an interview on Lorraine, Longchambon was asked about Maria's taste in men. Lorraine Kelly revealed the team had worked out Maria's "bodycount" over her 20 year span on the cobbles was 31 men, causing Longchambon to comment "My eyes are watering looking at that! I can't believe that! ... That's quite impressive, if that's the right word. I didn't know it was that many!"

Stillbirth
Discussing the scenes in which Maria give birth to a stillborn son, Smith described the research she put into filming the storyline to ensure authenticity: "It was so important that I got it right and it wasn't too overdramatic. They were both the hardest and easiest scenes I've ever had to do, because the situation was so sad. I was absolutely emotionally drained at the end of it all. The midwife has a lot of experience of attending stillbirths, and she helped me work out how to play it so that it seems real. It scared me personally, though, because the idea of going through something like that is petrifying. They were the most challenging scenes I've ever done."

On filming the delivery scene itself, she explained; "There was a prosthetic baby, but the director didn't show it to me until filming started so I'd get the full impact. It looked so real and I just broke down." Smith also gave the insight that filming the storyline affected her on a personal level, leading to the discovery her own mother had gone through the same situation: "Because of my mum, I wanted to do the scenes well but they left me feeling exhausted and drained. I know mum will be watching it at home, as will thousands of women who've been through it so I need to do it justice for them." In an interview for the Inside Soap Year book 2009, a point was made about the fact nothing nice seems to happen to the character and asked Samia about it, she replied "I'd love Maria to be happy for a change! I sometimes wonder if the Corrie scriptwriters think I've got a dodgy smile or something, because Maria hasn't smiled for months".

Frank Foster and attempted rape
In February 2011, It was reported that Kym Marsh who played Michelle Connor was to be written out due to her pregnancy, forcing re-writes to the script instead of Michelle, Maria became involved with Frank Foster (Andrew Lancel). It was reported that Maria would be a victim of a sexual attack by Frank; a Coronation Street source revealed: "Time will tell how bad Frank's character will be - but he's a ladies' man and no Weatherfield woman will be safe from his interest. Samia Smith revealed that the storyline would be very dramatic and there would be plenty of tears. Smith also revealed that Maria faces a horrible dilemma, she told  All About Soap magazine: "She's absolutely terrified. He starts groping her all over and has his hand up her thigh. He basically tries to rape her but she manages to struggle out of his grip and runs from the house screaming and petrified." Smith noted that she was worried about offending people with the storyline: "A few years ago my first kind of hard-hitting storyline was when Maria had the stillborn baby and it sort of makes you really hyper-aware that other people have been through it, so you kind of want to do it justice. It's the same with this one really. Sexual assault is a very serious issue, so I want to do it justice and hopefully not offend people who have been sexually assaulted.

Caz Hammond
In August 2016, it was reported that Maria's current lodger Caz Hammond would hatch her most twisted plan yet as she uses Maria's recent encounter with a burglar to her own advantage. The incident leaves Maria with a nasty injury when she falls and hits her head as the intruder flees, but there's a coincidence when Caz soon shows up and rescues her. Caz deals with the situation perfectly as she tends to Maria's wound and calls the police to report the burglary, then agrees to stay over for the night to keep an eye on Maria. Rhea Bailey, who plays Caz, revealed: "Caz is just grateful that she can be there to mop up the aftermath and be a shoulder to cry on for Maria. In some twisted way, I think Caz feels like the hero. She just happened to be around the Street when Maria was burgled. She is sad that this meant Maria had to get hurt, but she's secretly really happy that she can be around and help Maria get over this."

Imprisonment
Maria marries Pablo, who is gay, in order for him to gain a visa. In December 2016, she was consequently imprisoned for 12 months. She was released from prison in March 2017.

Reception
In 2006, the character won the Inside Soap 'Best Dressed' accolade. Grace Dent, writing for The Guardian, has been highly critical of Maria during her time on the show. In February 2006, she highlighted the unlikeliness of Maria's relationship with Tyrone Dobbs is very romantic, writing: "Maria Sutherland is one of those shiny, lithe, capricious, tidily-kept hairdresser girls who flutter around the Trafford Centre's Karen Millen store on Saturdays, trying on sparkly halter frocks, dreaming about snaring Rio Ferdinand. Tyrone Dobbs, on the other hand, looks like one of the Flumps." Following the death of Charlie Stubbs in January 2007, she deemed Maria to be the Street's "local loose-knickered simpleton", and has also referred to her as being "such a tit", and "a pretty, perky, easily beddable dimwit". A writer from TV Magazine noted that most of Maria's men end up dead and quipped "Maria is the Street's unlikely black widow and her men often have a bleak future." In August 2017, Longchambon was longlisted for Best Bad Girl at the Inside Soap Awards. She did not progress to the viewer-voted shortlist.

References

External links
Maria Connor at itv.com

Coronation Street characters
Television characters introduced in 2000
Fictional hairdressers
Fictional beauticians
Fictional bartenders
Fictional female businesspeople
Fictional factory workers
Fictional criminals in soap operas
Fictional prisoners and detainees
Female characters in television
Female villains
Crossover characters in television


Product Description: This optical crystal royal palace award has a beautiful flat polished face perfect for engraving your text and/or logo, it will make great award to present.
Pricing Notes: Text and/or logo engraving, on one location, is included in the price. Engraving on other locations is available at an additional charge. Please see options below.


text:
Il lemma segatura ha diversi significati.
 La segatura è una lavorazione di taglio eseguita a mano con la sega o a macchina con la segatrice.
 La segatura è il truciolo di legno residuo generato dalle lavorazioni di falegnameria

Altri progetti


Super Delicious Sweet & Sour Chicken.
Baked Sweet & Sour Chicken.
I love sweet and sour chicken, but I never really eat it because typically it's deep-fried. So when I found this recipe on Pinterest, I had to try it out! I altered the recipe to make it a bit healthier by cutting down the sugar, reducing the amount of oil and substituting canola oil for olive oil. I also added a bit more spice with Sriracha sauce, red pepper flakes and chopped garlic. I can't wait to make (and eat) this again!
Begin by putting the chicken in a large mixing bowl. Season with a small dash of garlic salt. Pour in half of the corn starch then use a spoon to toss the chicken around to make sure the corn starch disperses evenly. Pour in the other half of the corn starch and toss again to make sure all of the chicken is coated. You could also use a large Ziplock bag as the recipe on Pinterest recommends. Put the whisked eggs into a small, shallow bowl.
Heat 2 tbsp of olive oil in a non-stick pan on medium-high heat. While the oil is heating, dip the chicken in the egg and then transfer it directly into the pan. Cook the chicken on each side for about 2-3 minutes until it's lightly browned. I was able to fit about half of my chicken into my pan, so I repeated this process twice. Place the browned chicken into a baking dish.
In a mixing bowl, mix the sugar, ketchup, vinegar, tamari, Sriracha, a small dash of red pepper flakes and a small dash of garlic salt. Whisk the ingredients together and then pour them evenly over the chicken in the baking dish. Bake the chicken at 375 degree for 45 minutes, taking the chicken out to turn about halfway through to ensure both sides brown evenly in the sauce.


Let us help you buy your next Coffee Maker from Best Electronics in Bangladesh. Check our huge collection of Coffee Makers from various global brands. Available brands include Panasonic and Philips.
Visit Consumer Reports's website for a Coffee Maker buying guide.
৳ 4,770 ৳ 4,800 Inc.


Power is gained by sharing knowledge; I would love to share how I learn SEO with you all. To start off with I would like to tell you a short story about how my interest towards SEO get started.
Let me tell you how I learn SEO in detail. Search engine Optimisation plays a major role in digital marketing. You can learn the basics of SEO from https://moz.com/beginners-guide-to-seo . Once you understand the fundamental of SEO then try to use the basic tools. To start off with try from http://smallseotools.com . After getting the clear view try to apply it on WordPress site.
When you step further deep into SEO you must know about the major tools like Google Keyword Planner tool, Google Webmaster tool, Google Analytics tool, Google AdWords. The main tool that you should know about is Google Analytics.
The Second blog about how I learn SEO will be published soon.
To learn google Analytics I hope this two video link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4R5WWWg2Vk and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtSo2ERAF18 will help you out.
To learn about Google AdWords I hope this two video link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqukaiBsukw and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hE7Lg_-pgPU will help you out.
To learn about Google Webmaster tool I hope this video link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDfw4yt554g will help you out.


Last year the piping for the heating was completely redone and I've asked the plumber to also build in valves for several zones, right now all valves are open and I use a nest thermostat.
I'm probably using the wrong words, but is there a way to get the OTGW support multiple (5) zones and combine the data from the mutliple thermostats (and open the valves for the right zones)?? So if zone 1 and 2 request heat that the total heat delivered by the ATAG heater is the sum of what zone 1 and 2 need.
You can only connect one thermostat and/or one boiler to an OTGW. Maybe you could use an OTGW per zone with just a thermostat connected to each additional OTGW and use a gpio port to switch the valve of that zone. But you would have to modify the firmware to be able to do that. You would also have to write code for an external controller to collect the requests from the OTGW of each zone and somehow combine that into a control setpoint for the main OTGW to send to the boiler.
So, it will take some work. I am not aware that someone already attempted something like that.


text:
Landscape /
Colosseum, Rome, at night
RIBA113612
Colosseum, Rome
Colosseum, Rome, with part of the Arch of Titus in the foreground
Temple of Vesta, the Forum, Rome: the restored remains of the temple
NOTES: The Temple of Vesta, which had been rebuilt several times before its final incarnation in 210, was completely demolished in 1549 and its marble re-used in churches and papal palaces. But the section standing today was reconstructed in the 1930s.
Forum, Rome: statues of Vestal Virgins in the atrium of Vesta's House, with the Basilica Maxentius on the left
Forum Rome: statues of Vestal Virgins in the Atrium of the House of the Vestal Virgins, with the Temple of Castor and Pollux behind
NOTES: The House of the Vestal Virgins dates from the 2nd century AD and the Temple of Castor and Pollux (which originated in 184 BC) is a rebuilding during the reign of Augustus (AD 6).
Church of San Francesca Romana (Santa Maria Nuova), via dei Fori Imperali, Rome, with the Colosseum behind
Lambardi, Carlo (1559-1620)
NOTES: The church was founded in the 9th century, its apse partly built into the ruins of Hadrian's Temple of Venus and Rome to the east. The campanile was built in the 12th century when the church was enlarged. The late Renaissance facade dates from 1615 by Carlo Lambardi.
Forum, Rome as before 1880: view from Capitoline Hill
NOTES: This is from an album of photographs of Rome taken between 1865-1890. The album was part of a collection belonging to Frederick Etchells.
Forum, Rome as before 1880: view from the Temple of Saturn
Forum, Rome as before 1880, looking from the Basilica Julia towards Arch of Titus in the distance
Forum, Rome as before 1880, looking from the Temple of Castor looking towards Capitoline Hill
Hard landscaping (465)
Parks (534)
Paving (220)
Ruins (1249)


text:
Eric Deon's Live In Worship
In my years of being a part of the Detroit Gospel Music community, I've attended many recording sessions. Eric Deon's "Live In Worship" is one of the best recording sessions that I've had an opportunity to witness in this city in a long time.
Some of Detroit's gospel finest filled the sanctuary of Citadel of Praise, where Spencer T. Ellis serves as pastor. Bill Moss Jr., Ernest Lee, Calvin Golder, Peggy James, Derrick Milan, Deborah Smith-Pollard from radio station WJLB, comedian Anterell McCoy, R&B artist Elijah Connors along with many family and friends all came in expectation of an worship experience.
The service was opened with prayer and scripture by Elder Timothy Dye, followed by a powerful worship service led by Detroiter Stephanie Tate. Following the usual recording session handclaps, screams etc., it was time for the former "Superman of Gospel" to take the stage. Introduced by his pastor, Elder Harvell, the session opened with the groove of the Eric Deon and Mark Holley composition, "Praise With Me." The band, the musicians, and Eric had the audience on their feet from the opening bars of this one. Next Eric began to lead us into worship with the powerful Marc Stringer song, "In This Place."
Still in worship, Eric encouraged us with the composition of Elder Timothy Dye, "A Song of Comfort (Go Through)." This has to be the first single for this project. Showcasing the traditional side of his talent, Eric was joined by his father, Pastor Robert E. Taylor, Sr., on the church standard, "The Lord Will Make A Way," The first half of the session ended with another Marc Stringer song, the churchy, "I Got A Feeling," featuring the vocal styling of Grammy Award winner Twinkie Clark.
The 2nd half of the session opened with the label founder and producer of the session, Mark Holley, leading the audience in the medley, "How Great Is Our God / How Great Thou Art." Then, Eric took the stage again, rocking the house with his own song, "Can't Nobody," incorporating the line "been around the world and I, I, I, I can't find nobody." Eric proved his point about nobody being able to do you like Jesus.
Eric made the comment he wanted to get to the "Worship." He started that journey leading us into worship with the Fred Abney masterpiece, "I Will Rejoice," a duet with Kendrick Jackson. Next on the worship journey was the medley of Marc Stringers', "It All Belongs To You," the traditional, "I Need Thee," and "Beyond The Veil" written by Elder Tim Dye and Eric Deon, which also featured the vocal talents of Lena Starks.
The highlight of the night was the composition written by Eric Deon, his cousin Tony Striggles, and gospel saxophonist Tim Reeves. The song, "Beautiful God," did not leave a dry eye in the house nor a hand not lifted in worship. After this selection those of us in attendance knew that Eric Deon would be the next great gospel artist to come from Detroit. The session ended with the high energy song, "Forever Praise," also written by Marc Stinger.
Detroit has given birth too many great gospel artists; Eric Deon's "Live In Worship" will definitely place Eric in that same category.
gospelblast2018-01-28T20:28:31-05:00May 26th, 2009|Archives, Live Recordings|
MAR 29: Eric Deon Live DVD Recording #AreYouReadyForAMoveOfGod
OCT 21: Derrick Starks Music Group Presents LIVE Recording Session of The Whitfield Company
GRAMMY nominated Artist Kierra Sheard Hosted A Live Recording For Her Forthcoming Album, Kierra!
OCT 5: J. Bethel & Spoken For Live in Concert AT THE ALTER
Donnie McClurkin Announces Live and London and More… 20th Anniversary Concerts in the UK !
PAID PROMOTIONS
Click here to find out more about paid promotions through DetroitGospel.com ($)
DG EVENTS CALENDAR (free)
Click here to add an event to the free DetroitGospel.com Events Calendar
Jazz Musical, The Satin Doll Revue Celebrating Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday, Nina Simone, Dinah Washington, Etta James & Carmen MCrae at the Tangent Gallery
December 26, 2021 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Jazz Musical, The Satin Doll Revue Celebrating Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday, Nina Simone, Dinah Washington, Etta James & Carmen MCrae at the Tangent Gallery.
Virtual Event Virtual Event
AB Worship Church Crossing Over Into 2022 Fulfillment
Abyssinian Worship Church presents "Crossing Over Into 2022 Fulfillment" New Year's Eve Worship on Friday, December 31st @ 3:00 PM on Facebook LIVE (@ABWorshipChurch).
6:30 am	 - 8:30 am	 Virtual Event
Drive-Thru Prayer & Coffee every Monday 6:30-8:30AM @ John Wesley Church-Southfield (F*R*E*E)
January 3 @ 6:30 am - 8:30 am	 Virtual Event
Drive by the campus of John Wesley Church - Southfield on Mondays between 6:30AM-8:30AM to receive a free cup of coffee and a Word of Prayer to kick off your day.
January 10 @ 6:30 am - 8:30 am	 Virtual Event
Register and join Pastor Welton, Jamal Bryant, Kwame Kilpatrick, Tolan Morgan, Lexi and more for iBelieve 2022!
iBelieve 2022 is an entire conference happening in one day on January 29th.
DetroitGospel.com
Register and join Pastor Welton, Jamal Bryant, Kwame Kilpatrick, Tolan Morgan, Lexi and more for iBelieve 2022! conta.cc/3Giv7zD	... See MoreSee Less
conta.cc
iBelieve Conference: A Conference of Conversations! iBelieve Conference: A Conference of Conversations! Saturday, January 29, 2022 9AM - 3PM Pastor Welton Smith | Dr. Jamal Bryant | Timiney Figueroa |
Congratulations on the new project Kimberly Whitsett and Carl B. Phillips!	... See MoreSee Less
Drive-Thru Prayer & FREE Coffee every Monday from 6:30-8:30AM @ John Wesley Church-Southfield. conta.cc/3HHpMlL	... See MoreSee Less
Drive-Thru Prayer & F*R*E*E Coffee every Monday 6:30-8:30AM @ John Wesley Church-Southfield
Join us on Monday, January 10th John Wesley A.M.E. Zion Church Prayer & Free Coffee Drive-Thru Every Monday from 6:30AM - 8:30AM Beginning Monday, January 3, 2022 Drive by the campus of John Wesley Ch
Register and join Pastor Welton, Jamal Bryant, Kwame Kilpatrick, Tolan Morgan, Lexi and more for iBelieve 2022! conta.cc/3niAsj0
Drive-Thru Prayer & FREE Coffee every Monday from 6:30-8:30AM @ John Wesley Church-Southfield. conta.cc/3EAaVI0
THIS FRIDAY! Fellowship Fridays returns... Beginning & Intermediate Ballroom lessons held @ Christian Fellowship of… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
One God TV Network – New Christian streaming TV Network (Detroit, MI)


Located on the Technological Campus of the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) in Bilbao, this new building is in-keeping with the remodelling of the University Campus within the "Campus of International Excellence Program", nominated by the Ministry of Education in 2010 in collaboration with the Université de Bordeaux (France). Due to the university's request and to its strategic location within the city, it is intended for this new building, which houses the Mining, Civil and Industrial Technical Engineering Schools, to become an architectonic reference thanks to its image by introducing a modern, quality design in line with the Institution it represents. For this purpose, apart from a very careful volumetric composition which deals with the volume restrictions imposed by the Development Plan, the logo designed by Eduardo Chillida has been included in the façade design, in the perforated steel and golden double skinned one, to be more precise.


After a successful pilot last year, the Washington Nationals baseball team is incorporating smart cards to create a new type of fan experience for season ticket holders, reports the Washington Post.
Season ticket holders will receive an "Ultimate Ballpark Access" smart card that will hold the fan's ticket information. Smart card holders will use the card for contactless entry to the ballpark on game day.
The ball club also plans to add a wallet feature to the card within a few months. Fans will be able to use this money at the Nationals Park retail and concession stands. The team will also be able to add loyal features and rewards.
While the cards will help speed up transactions, they will also enable the sports franchise to gather data on the habits of its loyal fans.
While other sports teams have developed electronic ticketing programs, the Nationals are the first to integrate ticketing and loyalty to this extent.
Some fans are not pleased at the thought of losing their paper memorabilia or having problems sharing their tickets with others who aren't season ticket holders. The Nationals have plans to sell commemorative paper tickets and have a system for enabling ticket sharing. They also allow card holders to opt out of special offers and features.


text:
Connecticut Health Investigative Team (http://c-hit.org/2017/12/05/study-integrating-legal-aid-with-medical-care-improves-veterans-lives/)
Study: Integrating Legal Aid With Medical Care Improves Veterans' Lives
By Peggy McCarthy | December 5, 2017
RecommendTweet EmailPrint More
More on Veterans' Health
Subscribe to Veterans' Health
Veterans' mental health and housing improved when they accessed free legal services in a Veterans Affairs facility, according to a study of veterans in Connecticut and New York City.
The more legal services they had, the better they fared, experiencing reduced symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and psychosis, spending less money on abused substances and having better housing situations, the study found. In addition, the study concluded that mental health was improved even if veterans lost their legal battles.
The study analyzed the legal/medical partnerships between the nonprofit Connecticut Veterans Legal Center (CVLC) and VA Connecticut Healthcare and between New York Legal Assistance and two VA hospitals. It looked at free legal help given to 950 veterans from 2014 through 2016 and its effects on the mental health, housing, and income of 148 of those veterans followed closely for a year. Income improved from VA benefits, but not from employment, the study reports.
"We are really thrilled," said Margaret Middleton, executive director of the CVLC. She said the study confirms "an anecdotal sense that we are providing real relief for our clients."
Desirea Still Photo.
Jack Tsai, an associate professor of psychiatry and researcher with Margaret Middleton, head of CVLC.
The veterans' most prevalent legal needs related to: VA benefits; housing, such as evictions; family issues, such as child support and divorce; and consumer problems, including credit card debt.
Sidley Cousins, 38, a Navy veteran with bipolar disorder, said his mental health improved after getting free legal help and that he is planning to be married. Cousins, who works in security in East Hartford, said the Connecticut Veterans Legal Center helped him obtain a divorce, VA disability benefits and a settlement after his car was stolen. "They helped me tremendously," said Cousins, of New Britain, who served from 2000 through 2004.
Nationally, there are 15 medical/legal partnerships between the VA and legal services organizations, according to the study by lead author Jack Tsai, an associate professor of psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine and a core investigator for Veterans Affairs, New England. The study was published in Health Affairs on Monday. There are 168 VA medical centers and 1,053 VA outpatient clinics nationwide.
The study shows a need for more partnerships and for proposed federal legislation that would provide funding toward legal services given at VA facilities, said Middleton, whose legal center is based at the VA Errera Center in West Haven. Her organization helps veterans who have faced homelessness and mental illness with legal problems related to health care, housing, and income.
U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., a co-sponsor of a bill to provide funding for VA legal services, said that "access to expert legal services within the VA could mean the difference between a safe, stable home and homelessness." He called the fact that 1 in 10 veterans is homeless, "a searing, staggering national failure."
The VA has issued guidance to its medical centers on working with community legal providers, but it has put "little focus on civil legal problems that can affect health and impede recovery," the study states, adding that in surveys, veterans consistently report legal help among their top unmet needs.
The study suggests a potential savings in medical care and housing services for veterans when they access legal services, but didn't do an analysis on it. However, it states that the two legal organizations estimated the average cost of each resolved legal issue ranged from $207 to $405. The study calls this "a small amount relative to the average annual direct costs of $10,000 to $60,000 to provide care to a person who is chronically homeless, has a severe mental illness, or both."
Middleton said, "This could mean a relatively low-cost intervention that improves people's lives."
Meanwhile, she said the finding that mental health improved even when a case is lost was "unanticipated." She said it means that "the very fact that you have a lawyer talk to you about your legal issue or have someone work with you on it, may have value."
Of the 705 Connecticut veterans included in the study, most were single or divorced, white males earning less than $21,000 annually. Twenty percent served in Iraq or Afghanistan.
Middleton said the study, funded by the Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation, is "really a starting point for trying to understand how integrating legal services into medical care works, what the mechanism is for how people's health may improve, and how we can best provide those services to make them the most effective."
The Conn. Health I-Team is dedicated to producing original, responsible, in-depth journalism on key issues of health and safety that affect our readers, and helping them make informed health care choices. As a nonprofit, we rely on donations to help fund our work.
Restrictions On Prisoner Research Hurt Studies Of Racial Disparities, Yale Docs Say
Federal rules against including prisoners in medical research have negatively impacted studies involving black men, who are disproportionately imprisoned, according to a new study by Yale School of Medicine researchers. Individuals who are already in ongoing studies must be dropped if they are incarcerated – compromising the ability of researchers to examine racial disparities in health outcomes studies, the Yale team says in the May issue of the journal Health Affairs.
More From C-HIT
Flu Fighters Combat Vaccination Fears in New Haven
Beyond COVID-19: Waste Testing A Vast Public Health Frontier
UPDATED: Coronavirus In Connecticut
2020 In Photos